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THOMAS SMITH, 0F CALIFORNIA, MISSOURI.

Letters Patent No. 81,697', dated September 1, 1868; antedated August 21, 1868.

IMPROVED GOMPOUND TOOL FOR CUTTING ANDSHEARING BOLTS.

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TO .ALL WI-IOM IT MAY GONGERN:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SMITH, of California, inthe county of 'Monitean, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and improved Combined Shears and Bolt and 1`\.ivet-Cutter;A and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, suilcient -to enable those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to malte use of it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- 4Figure 1 is a side view, and

' Figure 2 an edge view, of my combined tool. y

The object of this invention is to furnish a neat and convenient tool for the use of blacksmiths. The body of this tool is composed of two arms or handIes,`A A', connected together by a double standard, B, one'end of which is irmlyxed to the end of one arm, A, the end of'v the other arm, 'A, being hinged or pivoted between the two posts of the standard at its other extremity. y

A pair of lugs, or a double standard, C, projects from the arm A towards the arm A', as shown in iig. 1, serving to support and pivot the end of a movable jaw, D, provided with abutting-head, cl, and extending under and nearly parallel to the arm A', its head working up and down between the twoposts of standard B.

A projection, a, upon the end of the arm A', operates to force thefcutting-head el down when the arm A' Vis depressed, and when the latter is raised again, a spring, s, returns the jaw D to its place again.

Eis a xedjaw, bolted to the inner side of the arm A, between the standards B and C, and provided with' a eutting-head, e, which rests' between the posts of the standard B, the edge projecting up towards the cuttingedge d, and of such dimensions and in such a position that when the arms A A' are brought together as far as they can be, the edges d e will be nearly or quitein contact with each other. d

'.lhc jaw E and spring S may be formed'in one piece,:if desired, as shown in the drawings. This forms the i -bolt and rivet-cutting device.

In combination with the above, AI connect the end of the standard C to the end or side of standard B, by Ineens Yof' a stout'metallie blade, G, having` a eutting-.edgealong its upper and inner side, and I attach a cuttingblade, F, to the side ofthe arm A', next to the cutting-blade G.Y The latter bein-g xed, and the former movable with the handle A', the two together form a pair of shears sufficiently strong, and operating with sufficient power, t'o cut with case any kind of sheet metal.

The whole forms a combined tool which will be very convenient and useful to blacksmiths and others 'engaged in the manufacture of articles of" iron or other metals. l

I Havingthns described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The iinproved bolt-cutting and shearing-tool herein described.

To the abovespccication of rn-y improvement I-have signed my hand, this sixteenth day of January, 1868.'

THOMAS SMITH. Witnesses v CEAS. A. PETTIT, Soms` C. Kanon. 

